Essays about: "conservation of natural resource"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 57 essays containing the words conservation of natural resource.

  1. 1. Prosperity with a purpose

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Ebba Bengtsson; Lilian Landström; [2023-08-22]
    Keywords : Panel data; SDG index; Environmental impact; Economic growth;

    Abstract : In the current landscape, policymakers are confronted with a formidable task: striking the delicate equilibrium between ongoing economic growth and a sustainable transition. This dilemma forces a difficult trade-off in various sectors, where the pursuit of sustainability often entails sacrifices and compromises with regard to economic growth. READ MORE

  3. 2. Economic development in a biodiversity hotspot: what is the jungle worth? : A case study of local understandings of forest use in North Sumatra

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sydney Laewen; [2023]
    Keywords : Minor Field Study; Sustainable development; Economic development; Natural resource use; Biodiversity; Conservation; Discourse analysis;

    Abstract : Sustainable development as our joint global goal is consensus in the mainstream international arena, in the name of long-term well-being for all living creatures. However economic constraints often limit the choices available to local communities, forcing them to make trade-offs between immediate socioeconomic gains and the long-term sustainability of natural resources. READ MORE

  4. 3. A socio-technical review of Natural Gas: Resources, environmental and political aspects

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för byggnadsteknik, energisystem och miljövetenskap

    Author : Ravi Teja Gorugantu; Sridhar Babu Sanjeevi Rao; [2023]
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    Abstract : This report gives a general overview of the natural gas resources in the world, along with its importance as a source of producing energy, and technical uses. It also draws attention to the political issues raised by natural gas exploitation and the steps being taken to address them. READ MORE

  5. 4. Competition between managed honeybees and wild bumblebees - Quantifying dietary overlap in semi-natural grasslands

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Emma Rosberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The decline of bees, such as bumblebees, over the last decades raises concerns as they are key pollinators in both agricultural and natural ecosystems. One proposed cause for the decline of wild bees is competition for food resources with managed honeybees. READ MORE

  6. 5. “The forest is gone bit by bit" - Deforestation and its impacts on indigenous communities in Prey Lang, Cambodia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Marie Theresa Jürgensen; [2022]
    Keywords : Kuy indigenous people; resource frontiers; frontiers of existence; Prey Lang; Cambodia; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Globally, deforestation is occurring at staggering rates and causing tremendous impacts on the planet. Indigenous people, in particular, have long depended on the forest, and their beliefs and ways of life are highly affected by the changes occurring around them. READ MORE